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J. G. ROTH.

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No. 449,138. Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

JOHN GEORGE ROTH, OE SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

INS ECT-T RAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 449,138, dated March31, 1891.

Application filed June 23, 1890. Serial No. 3561455 (N0 model.l

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GEORGE ROTH, of South Bend, in the county ofSt. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Insect-Traps; and I do hereby decla-re that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this speciiication, in which- Figurel illustrates my improved hanging fly-trap in position for use. Figs.Eand 3 are sectional views through the trap.

This invention is an improvement in insect destroying and catchingdevices; and its object is to provide a device which will attract andcatch iiies, moths, and other insects, can be suspended near theceiling, and will not be objectionable looking nor repulsive, and may bemade ornamental and attractive without detracting from its effectivenessas a trap.

To this end the invention consists in a hollow vessel or globe of papercoated both externally and internally with an adhesive sticky substance,such as is used on ordinary fly-paper, as will be more fully describedand claimed.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, A designates a papervessel or lantern of any desired form and open at bottom and top, itstop and bottom edges being stiffcned by wire or wooden rims or bydoubling the material of which the lantern is formed. It is preferablymade of paper as being cheapest. The inner surface of this lantern iscoated `with a sticky adhesive non-hardening coating s, such as is usedon ordinary flypaper, and I preferably coat the exterior surface also toincrease the effectiveness and capacity of the trap.

The lantern is suspended at top by cords B from the ceiling of the roomor other desired point.

Across the bottom of thelantern is secured a narrow strip C, which isprovided Awith a candle-rest o, in which a candle D may be placed.

Insects, especially iiies, collect at night on the ceiling and objectssuspended therefrom, and they will slip or crawl down cord B into thelautern and be snared on the coating s and perish, and any insectsalighting on the exterior surface will be similarly trapped.

At night the candle can be lighted and the iiies, moths, and otherinsects will be attracted thereto and ensnared. In the day-time thecandle might be replaced by a small cup, as shown in Fig. 3,contaiuingsirup tempting to the insects, and they, crawling or iying in throughthe open bottom and top, will be so careless as to light on the innerface of the lantern and be trapped.

The lanterns being suspended are not repulsive, as the ordinaryfly-papers, and are out of the way and just where the insects mostresort, and they can be ornamented by printing in colors and made infantastic or artistic shapes, as may please the manufacturer andpurchaser.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patentthereon, is

l. A {Iy-trap consisting of a paper lantern Open at top and bottom andcoated externally' and internally with a sticky adhesive substance, andthe suspending-cords, substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described fly-trap, consisting of a paper lantern open attop and bottom and coated with a sticky adhesive substance, andsuspending cords, and the transverse bottom strip C, all substantiallyas and `for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ownI affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

` JOHN GEORGE ROTH.

Witnesses:

J AMES DUsHANE, WILL G. FEOBILL.

